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  • Kuwaiti awqaf min. launches strategy to spread moderation values

    Kuwaiti awqaf min. launches strategy to spread moderation values

    Date: 2015-02-28 08:37:51 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:2057933

    Kuwait's Minister of Justice and Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Yaacoub al Sanaa launched a new strategy to spread moderation values based mainly on the renewal of religious discourse. The Higher Committee for the Promotion of Moderation will seek ....

  • Report: Nusra Front hands over demands to mediator in hostages case

    Report: Nusra Front hands over demands to mediator in hostages case

    Date: 2015-02-28 08:30:36 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:2057889

    Al-Qaida-affiliate al-Nusra Front reportedly handed over to the Qatari appointed mediator a list of its demands in return for the release of the Lebanese soldiers and policemen in its captivity, Naharnet said. According to As Safir newspaper ....

  • Iraqi army to lead any operations against Daesh - Pentagon

    Iraqi army to lead any operations against Daesh - Pentagon

    Date: 2015-02-28 07:57:48 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:2057573

    Any military operations against Daesh militants in Iraq have to be led by the Iraqi army, Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby said. During a press briefing, Kirby said that the US does not "want to go any faster than the Iraqis are ready to ....

  • China stresses support for Palestinians rights

    China stresses support for Palestinians rights

    Date: 2015-02-27 17:57:38 GMT - China - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:2056133

    China fully supports the Palestinian people's right to a recognized state, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei. In statements on Friday, Hong stressed his country's concern about the Palestinian cause. A delegation of the Organization of ....

  • 14 Daesh militants killed in Iraq

    14 Daesh militants killed in Iraq

    Date: 2015-02-27 17:51:23 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:2056097

    As many as 14 Daesh militants were killed in Salahuddin province, northern Iraq, after US-led coalition jets bombed a hideout of the terrorist group. Another airstrike targeted a Daesh site in western Baiji, and left a senior leader of the ....

  • France’s Hollande condemns Daesh's ‘barbaric’ destruction of Iraqi artifacts

    France’s Hollande condemns Daesh's ‘barbaric’ destruction of Iraqi artifacts

    Date: 2015-02-27 13:38:14 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:2054909

    French President Francois Hollande on Friday condemned the "barbaric" destruction by Daesh militants of priceless ancient artifacts in Iraq's city of Mosul, FRANCE 24 television reported. "Barbarism affects people, history, memories, culture," ....

  • Russian FM could meet UN envoy to Syria March 2

    Russian FM could meet UN envoy to Syria March 2

    Date: 2015-02-27 11:49:39 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:2054301

    The second round of Syrian reconciliation talks in Moscow may take place in April, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov told Sputnik news agency Friday. "The next meeting is scheduled [to take place] possibly in April, depending on how ....

  • UN says Syrian crisis 'worst humanitarian crisis of our times'

    UN says Syrian crisis 'worst humanitarian crisis of our times'

    Date: 2015-02-27 08:08:10 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:2052569

    The head of the UN refugee agency has said the Syrian crisis has become “the worst humanitarian crisis of our times.” UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres said the crisis was threatening regional and global peace and ....

  • Jordan denies reports on security threats

    Jordan denies reports on security threats

    Date: 2015-02-26 19:20:01 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:2051201

    The Jordanian Interior Ministry denied on Thursday news reports about security threats in the Kingdom. "Rumor mongers are trying to shake Jordanians' confidence in their leadership and security forces," spokesman for the ministry Ziad al Zuabi ....

  • Terrorism, armed conflicts shed further burden on health sector - Araby

    Terrorism, armed conflicts shed further burden on health sector - Araby

    Date: 2015-02-26 12:15:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:2048221

    The difficult circumstances of violence, killing acts, armed conflicts and terrorism in the Arab region shed further burden on the health sector, either in the countries which host refugees or which are facing terrorist acts, said Arab League ....

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